# DIY Day of the Dead Nichos for Teens — Mahopac Public Library > Event for families in the New York–Newark–Jersey City area (NY / NJ). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Oct 29 – Oct 30 · 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM - Where: Mahopac Public Library, 668 Route 6, Mahopac, NY 10541 - Ages: Grades 6-12 - Price: No fee listed; registration not required - Status: Ended (last date Fri, Oct 30). - Organizer: Mahopac Public Library - Official page: https://mahopaclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/ - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/diy-day-of-the-dead-nichos-for-teens-mahopac-public-library--listing-205b6bb69fad7e766675f2f7 ## About Through the last Thursday and Friday afternoons of October, teens in grades 6 to 12 can stop by Mahopac Public Library's Lake View Room after school and build a nicho, the small decorated shadow box used to honor someone who has died, for the library's Día de los Muertos display in the young-adult area. The library supplies every material along with step-by-step instructions, so no art experience is needed, and the finished pieces go up together as a community display ahead of November 1 and 2. It is a low-key drop-in rather than a class: there is no registration, teens can come for part of the two-hour window, and it pairs naturally with the library's other teen Halloween-week programs. No fee is listed on the event page. Remaining sessions in 2026 fall on Thursday, October 29 and Friday, October 30, each from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. ## Similar picks coming up in New York - [Teen Center: Day of the Dead Crafting Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/new-york/activities/teen-center-day-of-the-dead-crafting-celebration--listing-27d2556b54c034e305f2b26e) — Mon, Nov 2 · 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Queens Public Library — Central Library (Teen Center), Jamaica · Ages 13–19 · Free · checked Oct 14. 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